MAI – to BUY

你去茶馆做什么？[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201niquchaguanzuoshenme.mp3″ title=””]

<Nǐ qù cháguǎn zuò shénme?>

You to go tearoom to do what?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING THERE FOR?

// 喝 <hē> / to DRINK [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/he1.mp3″ title=””]

你去茶馆喝茶吗？ [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201niquchaguanhechama.mp3″ title=””]

<Nǐ qù cháguǎn hē chá ma?>

You to go to a tearoom to drink tea ma?

DO YOU GO TO THE TEAROOM TO DRINK TEA?

不，我不去茶馆喝茶… [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201buwobuquchaguanhecha.mp3″ title=””]

<Bù, wǒ bù qù cháguǎn hē chá…>

No, I not to go tearoom to drink tea…

NO, I DON’T GO TO THE TEAROOM TO DRIKN TEA…

// 买 <mǎi> / to BUY [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/mai3.mp3″ title=””]

… 我去茶馆买茶。[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0201/0201woquchaguanmaicha.mp3″ title=””]

<… wǒ qù cháguǎn mǎi chá.>

…I to go to a tearoom to buy tea.

I GO TO THE TEAROOM TO BUY (SOME) TEA.

Translate: WHAT TEA DO YOU LIKE TO DRINK?

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你喜欢喝什么茶？

<Nǐ xǐhuan hē shénme chá?>

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Translate: WHERE DO YOU BUY TEA?

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你在哪里买茶？[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0202/0202nizainalimaicha.mp3″ title=””]

<Nǐ zài nǎli mǎi chá.>

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// when you want to say, that you go to buy SOMETHING, you say that you go to buy THINGS, STUFF

// THINGS, STUFF / 东西 <dōngxi> [mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/SLOVA/dong1xi.mp3″ title=””]

我去买东西。

<Wǒ qù mǎi dōngxi.>

I to go to buy stuff.

I’M GOING TO BUY SOME STUFF.

你去买什么东西？

<Nǐ qù mǎi shénme dōngxi?>

You to go to buy what stuff?

WHAT STUFF ARE YOU GOING TO BUY?